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Careers		Return to Top
:: Mapping Your Future: Planning a Career
:: Military Career Guide Online --"Official U.S. Government system."
:: Occupational Outlook Handbook --U.S. Department of Labor online publication "describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations."
:: The Princeton Review Career Pages -- "Information about tests, admissions, internships, and career programs."
:: USNews.com Work & Career

Financing Your College Education	Return to Top
:: Cash for College -- from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
:: College Is Possible: Paying for College -- Links and information on books, websites, and brochures recommended by admissions and financial aid professionals."
:: Pay for College -- from the College Board
:: Federal Student Aid and Federal School Code List -- from the U.S. Department of Education
:: Mapping Your Future: Paying for School
:: SallieMae -- Government-sponsored enterprise "providing funds for educational loans, primarily federally guaranteed student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP)."
:: USNews.com Personal Finance: Paying for College

Institutions of Higher Education	Return to Top
:: American Universities -- Directory with links to college and university websites
:: College and University Home Pages--Alphabetical Listing -- Directory with links to college and university websites
:: CollegeSource -- 32,271 College Catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format
:: General Education Online -- Directory with link to college and university websites around the world

Shopping Guides to Undergraduate Colleges & Universities	Return to Top
:: All About College
:: CampusTours.com --Links to virtual college tours, interactive maps, college webcams, QuickTime VR tours, campus movies and pictures.
:: Careers & Colleges "Colleges profiled on this site...are all private (independent) institutions."
:: College and University Rankings
:: College Is Possible: Choosing the Right College
:: CollegeDegree.com
:: CollegeNET
:: CollegePrep 101 --"Intended to provide you with the information you will need as you embark on a major change in your life - deciding on and attending a college."
:: College Search from the CollegeBoard Online
:: CollegeSource --"Over 32,271 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional schools."
:: CollegeView -- Includes GradView
:: Mapping Your Future is sponsored by a group of guaranty agencies who participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and are committed to providing information about higher education and career opportunities.
:: Petersons.com and Colleges & Universities --"the most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resource on the web" featuring
:: The Princeton Review -- "Students can gather information about tests, admissions, internships, and career programs."
:: USNews.com Education

Shopping Guides to Graduate Schools	Return to Top
:: Accepted.com --"On this web site you will find comprehensive advice on the writing tasks associated with applying to graduate and professional schools as well as general information on the admissions process."
:: CollegeSource --"32,271 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional schools."
:: Graduate Programs from Peterson's
:: GradView --From CollegeView

Web Guides to Higher Education Resources	Return to Top
:: Academic Info -- Educational Subject Directory
:: Education Index --"Annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web" including Lifestage --"This site focuses on educational resources available at every stage of life."
:: Education World --"Search engine for educational Web sites only"
:: Higher Education Resources --from the Internet Public Library
:: Measuring Up 2000 -- "The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education"
:: SearchEDU.com --"Academic materials from universities, schools, and libraries."
:: WWW Virtual Library: Education

For Faculty and Administrators	Return to Top
Research Databases
:: Annenberg Media Learner.org
:: Diversity Web
:: Faculty Development Teaching Tips Index --from Honolulu CC
:: Internet Resources For Institutional Research --"This homepage of annotated links is being maintained to assist institutional researchers and faculty and students in higher education in navigating the Internet... Links to over 100+ IR Homepages are listed...."
:: TLT (Teaching, Learning, & Technology) Group
:: World Lecture Hall (WLH) --"The World Lecture Hall (WLH) contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials."

Organizations and Agencies	Return to Top
:: American Council on Education (ACE)
:: Association for Institutional Research
:: Educator’s Reference Desk
:: EDUCAUSE --"The management and use of computational, network, and information resources in support of higher education's missions of scholarship, instruction, service, and administration."
:: ERIC --"The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) ... produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature." For Public Access without OhioLINK online articles, use this link --> ERIC
:: The HEATH Resource Center --"The American Council on Education's national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities"
:: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
:: North Central Association Higher Learning Commission
:: Ohio Board Of Regents (OBR)
:: U.S. Department of Education including Topics A-Z